It's that time of year again, readers. The end of the school year is bearing down upon us, and after this month, the Yawp will go into hibernation until the fall. However, let's not dwell on that. For though the 2016-2017 scho...

Meet Stephanie Katherine Yallourakis! If you watch the ABC show The Goldbergs, you may know her better as Stephanie Katherine Grant, recurring on the show as Emmy Mirsky. Stephanie is a GWUOHS senior, and co-editor ...

The Family: Husband, Mac; Oldest daughter, Sophia; Middle daughter, Stella; Baby Fisher; and Mrs. Brownlow!
“It was exciting to dream up a school and attempt to build into it what I valued in education.”
Mrs. Brownlow h...

"There's a saying about short track speedskating: 'It's NASCAR on ice'. I believe that it really lives up to this, and much more." Luca Lim, an 11th grader at GWUOHS has been speed skating for seven years this May. "Some very long, a...

“I love seeing students succeed when they thought maybe they couldn't.”
Mrs. Leighton is one of the social studies teachers of GWUOHS. She currently teaches World History, Modern World Studies, AP World History, AP Micro...

“I love learning more about my field and constantly working to make myself a better teacher.”
Mrs. Keaton is one of George Washington University Online High School’s science instructors. She teaches chemistry, environmental...

Lots of settings may call for the use of flash photography. There’s the obvious dim lighting at an indoor party or the overcast day in the outdoors, but did you know that even a brightly lit day might be a good time to use y...

(Photo: Bridge taken with HDR)
Knowing about high dynamic range photography, also known as HDR, is a must if you want to take some of your photos to the next level. What is it? In short, it’s a method that enables you to...